27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27)Here is, 1. That which may make us hate slothfulness and deceit, for the word here, as before, signifies both: The slothful deceitful man has roast meat, but that which he roasts is not what he himself took in hunting , no, it is what others took pains for, and he lives upon the fruit of their labours, like the drones in the hive. Or, if slothful deceitful men have taken any thing by hunting (as s…
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